Project Gutenberg 2014-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 158 Wengeroff, Pauline 1833 1916 Vengerova, Polina Memoiren einer Grossmutter, Band II Bilder aus der Kulturgeschichte der Juden Russlands im 19. Jahrhundert Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Matthias Grammel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Memoiren einer Grossmutter, Band II" by Pauline Wengeroff is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work provides a personal narrative that reflects on Jewish life in 19th-century Russia, focusing on the significant cultural, social, and familial transformations of the time. Wengeroff's voice emerges as both a witness and participant in these changes, revealing her experiences surrounding her engagement, marriage, and evolving Jewish traditions during this period. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for Wengeroff’s recounting her past, expressing the emotional weight of nostalgia and the deep connections to her family and heritage. She describes the excitement and preparations surrounding her engagement, illustrating the societal norms of her era while concurrently hinting at the gradual shifts in customs. As she shares her reflections on her family dynamics and the cultural backdrop, the reader is invited into a rich tapestry of memories, demonstrating a profound sense of love, loyalty, and the inevitable conflicts between tradition and modernity within Jewish life. This beginning encapsulates not only Wengeroff’s personal journey but also provides a lens into the broader societal context of her time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46307/46307-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Wengeroff, Pauline, 1833-1916 Jews -- Belarus -- Minsk -- Biography Jews -- Belarus -- Minsk -- Social life and customs Minsk (Belarus) -- Biography DS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 469716 2025-06-18T16:46:50.653295 text/html 472568 2024-10-24T08:46:31 text/html 226991 2025-06-18T16:46:58.154226 application/epub+zip 231997 2025-06-18T16:46:52.259241 application/epub+zip 225635 2025-06-18T16:46:51.530246 application/epub+zip 362402 2025-06-18T16:47:02.755243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334454 2025-06-18T16:46:57.342255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328350 2022-09-21T05:23:48.675903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416718 2025-06-18T16:46:49.934313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396931 2024-10-24T08:46:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17505 2025-06-18T16:47:02.934209 application/rdf+xml 8770 2025-06-18T16:46:51.632242 image/jpeg 1960 2025-06-18T16:46:51.581240 image/jpeg 210101 2025-06-18T16:46:50.701278 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia